Dismissing a 75-year-old’s petition seeking a ban on the “your lordship” address of judges – which he asserted was a “relic of the colonial era” – the Supreme Court yesterday said: “Don't address us as lordship. We don't say anything. We only say address us respectfully." [PTI]

Madras HC senior R Gandhi has petitioned against the 12 names recommended for judgeships in the HC on the ground of under-representation of competent lawyers from certain communities and over representation of certain other communities, beyond merit, due to a regional bias among the judges forwarding the names [TOI]

The Competition Commission of India is seeing red as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) attempts to end its status as India’s only competition watchdog, by proposing a parallel TRAI regime. The CCI has warned the corporate affairs ministry in writing that the TRAI’s plans are not supported by statute [Business Standard]

Delhi HC has confirmed that the Comptroller and Auditor General has power to audit the accounts of telecom companies, and not just central and state governments. But the audit has to be restricted to the companies’ receipts [The Hindu]

In a bid to protect unmarried boys from false rape charges the Delhi HC ruled that every act of sexual intercourse between consenting adults on the promise of marriage does not become rape. However the judge went to add that pre-marital sex is “immoral” and “against the tenets of every religion”. The observation, on cue, sparked outrage. Legally India previously wondered whether it was within judges to restrain themselves from shrouding progressive judgments in bizarre wording [DNA India/Judgment]